Technology Hey guys...what do?

[S O F I]

I have a Flip cam. I'm very happy with it. They won't discontinue service till like 2012 but I don't give a shit, the software and everything is so simple that you don't need an update, ever.

 

[dilla]

I'm even worse off than I was prior to a few minutes ago. I ordered one from Amazon just now after SlickDeals posted the link for it. Got it at $99, but $11, with tax. Fine, I don't care. Got an email titled "your order with Amazon."

Not sure if it's a good sign or not. Is there still a possibility for cancellation because they weren't keeping an eye on stock, or is the email, which came thirty seconds after Amazon said it would, mean that I'm alright and will get mine on time?

The rumblings about getting Android on this thing are getting louder. $99 for a media player and web browser is not bad at all. Considering it's how much less than an equivalent iPod Touch or Zune or whatever the hell is out there these days?

Someone said Android was hopeful because people got Ubuntu to run on the TP, and Ubuntu...Android...Linux..

We'll see. I'm just waiting for that fearful email saying it was cancelled because they miscounted inventory. I will be pissed. And since it's Sunday, it seems as if I'll get the cancellation email tomorrow, instead of now.

 

[S O F I]

dude, what the fuck are you talking about? what did the email say?

 

[dilla]

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Order Grand Total: $113.46


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Order Summary:


Shipping Details : onSale





Order #:


Shipping Method:

Standard


Shipping Preference:

Group my items into as few shipments as possible


Subtotal of Items:

$99.99


Shipping & Handling:

$5.80


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Total before tax:

$105.79


Estimated Tax To Be Collected:

$7.67


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Total for this Order:

$113.46


Delivery estimate: Aug. 25, 2011 - Aug. 30, 2011



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"FB454UT Smartbuy TouchPad QUALCOMM Snapdragon APQ8060 1.2 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless 9.7" IPS TFT 1GB RAM 16GB"
$99.99
In Stock
Sold by: onSale

 

[S O F I]

did you ever buy anything on amazon? that's standard. first, you get that. then you get the email about the shit being shipped.

you melodramatic cock queen.

 

[dilla]

Ok, ass-fuck. Yes, I have. But maybe you haven't heard of people doing the same from HP.com and Best Buy.com for their orders, only to have them get their orders cancelled. There was a rule of thumb I can not remember but it was something like "if it says being processed, you're good, but if it says shipping soon, it might get cancelled."

So what I'm asking is what is Amazon's message/notification/update to your status order that indicates "yes, you will get it. We did not magically run out of stock overnight and will not cancel your order. it's coming in the mail soon."

That's what I want to know. Is this email that, or do I wait for another one? Usually the next email I get is once it's shipped and the tracking information for it.

 

[Flipmo]

http://touch-droid.com/

Down for maintenance for the time being, but all news and notes will be on there. It's going to happen.

 

[Pittsey]

I can get one of these. I am not going to though.

 

[S O F I]

Ok, ass-fuck. Yes, I have. But maybe you haven't heard of people doing the same from HP.com and Best Buy.com for their orders, only to have them get their orders cancelled. There was a rule of thumb I can not remember but it was something like "if it says being processed, you're good, but if it says shipping soon, it might get cancelled."

So what I'm asking is what is Amazon's message/notification/update to your status order that indicates "yes, you will get it. We did not magically run out of stock overnight and will not cancel your order. it's coming in the mail soon."

That's what I want to know. Is this email that, or do I wait for another one? Usually the next email I get is once it's shipped and the tracking information for it.

Yeah, I was drunk. I think Amazon's inventory system is legit enough that they won't sell something they don't have. I could be wrong.

 

[Casey]

I've changed my tune somewhat and I'm kinda thinking about getting one now lol. Apparently, a few of the major tech stores in the UK will have them for £80 or so tomorrow, which is.... just insane. The bounty now to get Android on it is a few thousand dollars and increasing. At the very least, it'll likely hold the value until the Transformer 2 comes out, and with a full Android ROM it will certainly increase, so I could flip it....

I'm not sure though. I don't usually buy things JUST because they're cheap, but I am considering it.

 

[Pittsey]

I will buy it and sell it to Coonie for 1 Million Dollars. Haaaa Haaaa Haaaa Haaaa.

 

[dilla]

Yeah, I was drunk. I think Amazon's inventory system is legit enough that they won't sell something they don't have. I could be wrong.

How do you multiquote in this nig?

It's through a third-party seller, OnSale. But yeah, I really don't know how these places work. I just order and it comes. That's the extent of my knowledge.

 

[dilla]

I've changed my tune somewhat and I'm kinda thinking about getting one now lol. Apparently, a few of the major tech stores in the UK will have them for £80 or so tomorrow, which is.... just insane. The bounty now to get Android on it is a few thousand dollars and increasing. At the very least, it'll likely hold the value until the Transformer 2 comes out, and with a full Android ROM it will certainly increase, so I could flip it....

I'm not sure though. I don't usually buy things JUST because they're cheap, but I am considering it.

Well, if you already have a tablet, maybe it's a different story. But for some of us that have not hopped in the pool yet because of pricing or just simply waiting for the tablet app store be bountiful with quality apps, this is a no-brainer.

It gets us into wading into the market, and some may just stay there and not buy another tablet. Others will take on the task of putting Android on it (face it, it's gonna happen, it'll just be a matter of time), such as myself, and see what happens from there.

I'll give webOS a chance, though. But if Android is out, I would much rather have the app warehouse of the Android market than webOS's. Even though I have explicitly said I am not buying this specific tablet for the apps, and more so just for the experience, if the opportunity arises to enjoy tablet games on it, I will make the jump to Android for it.

What if iOS got put on it first? Haha. I dunno the technicalities and the likelihood, but they certainly have got webOS on an iPad....and it ran faster than it did on the TouchPad.

 

[dilla]

I will buy it and sell it to Coonie for 1 Million Dollars. Haaaa Haaaa Haaaa Haaaa.

I draw the line at sucking dick for one.

 

[Casey]

Well, if you already have a tablet, maybe it's a different story. But for some of us that have not hopped in the pool yet because of pricing or just simply waiting for the tablet app store be bountiful with quality apps, this is a no-brainer.

It gets us into wading into the market, and some may just stay there and not buy another tablet. Others will take on the task of putting Android on it (face it, it's gonna happen, it'll just be a matter of time), such as myself, and see what happens from there.

I'll give webOS a chance, though. But if Android is out, I would much rather have the app warehouse of the Android market than webOS's. Even though I have explicitly said I am not buying this specific tablet for the apps, and more so just for the experience, if the opportunity arises to enjoy tablet games on it, I will make the jump to Android for it.

What if iOS got put on it first? Haha. I dunno the technicalities and the likelihood, but they certainly have got webOS on an iPad....and it ran faster than it did on the TouchPad.

Yeah. I do already have my NookColor and I barely use it. So I dunno......

As for iOS... it's closed source for one, and it's not based on Linux. I'm pretty sure it's not possible to port iOS. If it is, it's never been done.

 

[dilla]

Yeah. I do already have my NookColor and I barely use it. So I dunno......

As for iOS... it's closed source for one, and it's not based on Linux. I'm pretty sure it's not possible to port iOS. If it is, it's never been done.

Ah, I see. Didn't think about the closed-source part of it.

You were all about your nook when it first came out or when Honeycomb was available for it.

 

[dilla]

Could be a hoax: http://i.imgur.com/7VvtG.jpg
Aaaaaand:

Or not really a hoax, but just a dev at HP or Qualcomm working with Android on a tablet, since they do have access to the source code. This was according to a thread on XDA.

 

[Flipmo]

It's no joke apparently.

Tablet's still sold out here, I keep on getting more and more intrigued. lol

 

[Pittsey]

WHo the fuck wants Gingerbread on their tablet...

 

[Pittsey]

A bloke I know from another forum works for a company who had 800 of these this morning. The website melted from demand and died. You could still buy by ringing... Although a lot wouldn't know that. All sold out now.